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[b]Progress M-19M undocks from space station[/b] The trash-filled Progress M-19M (51P) resupply craft undocked from the aft-end port of the Zvezda service module Tuesday (June 11) at 9:58 a.m. EDT (1458 GMT). ISS Expedition 36 commander Pavel Vinogradov closed the Russian cargo freighter's hatch on Monday after a 6.5 week stay at the International Space Station. Progress M-19M delivered 3.1 tons of food, fuel and equipment for the station crew on April 26. It had launched two days earlier from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. After reaching orbit, one of its antennas for the KURS automated rendezvous system did not deploy. As the Progress departed, the ship's external cameras focused on the navigational sensors on the Zvezda docking port. Imagery was gathered to confirm the sensors were not damaged when the cargo craft arrived at the station with one of its navigational antennas folded against its side. Those sensors are required for ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle-4 (ATV-4) to dock properly June 15. The stuck antenna deployed as the Progress backed away from the station. Progress M-19M will orbit Earth at a safe distance from the station for a few days while controllers in Moscow perform engineering tests. Afterwards, the craft will re-enter Earth's atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean for a fiery disposal.
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